Gideon the Ninth

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fantasy / Muir, Tamsyn	4-week checkout	Due 05-13-2024
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fantasy / Muir, Tamsyn	4-week checkout	Due 05-22-2024
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Fantasy / Muir, Tamsyn	4-week checkout	Due 05-15-2024
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Fantasy / Muir, Tamsyn	4-week checkout	Due 05-11-2024
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Fantasy / Muir, Tamsyn	4-week checkout	Due 05-17-2024

Series information from Goodreads.com.
Muir's Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cutthroat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a heart-pounding epic science fantasy.
Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, she is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection. Without Gideon's sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die. Of course, some things are better left dead. -- adapted from jacket

REVIEWS & SUMMARIES

Library Journal Review
Booklist Review
Publishers Weekly Review
Summary / Annotation
Fiction Profile
Author Notes

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Wonderful. submitted by Cassildra on June 13, 2020, 10:48am Gideon the Ninth is about Gideon, a young orphaned woman from the Ninth who has a sword, a bunch of dirty magazines, and a fierce determination to get off the Ninth and away from her nemesis, Harrowhark "Harrow" Nonagesimus. The pair's fate is intertwined, however... And the story is as thrilling as it is, ultimately, heartbreaking.

I love this book so much.

Queer Gothic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Hodgepodge That Works submitted by Meginator on July 11, 2021, 12:41pm Content Note: This book’s central relationship revolves around a servitude dynamic, and there is some gore (particularly blood).

This science fantasy novel is entirely unlike anything I’ve ever read before; billed (to me, at least) as Lesbian Necromancers in Space, it fully delivers on its premise but also offers so much more. Muir’s command of language is exquisite and hilarious: the characters are foul-mouthed and sarcastic, yet they never feel out of place in a world where the exalted leader is some sort of immortal/undead dude. I laughed out loud constantly while reading this, which is not an experience I expected from the cover. The novel is not without its faults (I’m not sure that the emotional climax is fully supported by the preceding text), but it’s a thrill ride from start to finish and a wholly unexpected punch to the face. But in a good way.

A change of pace submitted by mekgray on July 31, 2021, 12:39am I really appreciated the casual and unpretentious writing style. The witty quips and inappropriate punny humor of Gideon really made me fall in love with her

Awesome submitted by judahorli on August 16, 2021, 10:31am Just incredible queer goth sci-fi. It took about a third into the book for it to really grab me, but I'm so glad that I kept at it. Funny, intense, emotional.

Amazing Story submitted by Seth Peterson on June 16, 2022, 9:52am This book was amazing. It took a little bit for it to really grab you. but once it did, I couldn't put it down. And the author did a really good job on the ending. It was a really interesting way of combining different genres: fantasy, a little bit of sci-fi, and necromancy (I don't think that's a genre. but it should be). I can't wait to pick up the next book!